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Emerging ghazal artists innovate within the traditional genre

Emerging ghazal artists such as Nihira Joshi, Tejas Gambhir, and Prithvi Gandharv blend styles, attracting Gen Z, despite ...

A new generation of ghazal singers experiments with the old form

Poet-academic Kalim Ajiz captured his reason for penning ghazals in a perceptive couplet:Get breaking news anytime, anywhere. Download the TOI app now!Woh jo shairi ka sabab hua woh mamla bhi ajab hua ...
The Express Tribune

Urdu ghazal takes new form: poets

A session on 'Urdu Ghazal New Formations' was held at the 14th International Urdu Conference at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, which was moderated by Nasira Zuberi. On this occasion, Ambreen ...
Indiatimes

Papon unveils new ghazal at an event in the city

Papon recently captivated Mumbai's music enthusiasts with a surprise performance. He unveiled a brand-new ghazal track from his upcoming project, showcasing his deep connection to the genre. The ...

Papon and Vaibhav Modi reunite for new ghazal Teri Adaa

Singer-composer Papon and writer-lyricist Vaibhav Modi have come together for Teri Adaa, the first ghazal from their upcoming ...
The Hindu

Gayatri Asokan’s new ghazal draws on poet Jaun Elia’s work

Mastering the Urdu language, known for its intricate beauty and poetic depth, is a feat for any non-native speaker. For Malayali playback singer Gayatri Asokan, this tough journey went even further; ...
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‘The Ghazal Eros’: New ways of thinking about history, poetics, and gendered content of ghazals

Shad Naved’s The Ghazal Eros: Lyric Queerness in History is a long-awaited study. This book has been anticipated not only as an important scholarly intervention but also as a distillation of Naved’s ...
Dawn

COLUMN: A GHAZAL AND ITS PARTS — I

Ghazals are poems made up of two-line verses (bayt). Broadly speaking, they are poems about love — physical or divine, literal or metaphoric. The topic of love is transcendental, with infinite ...